Rerailer



Sept. 25, 1923. 1,469,111

L. F. SMITH RERAILER Filed April 28, 1925 lll lllllllll i To all whom it mag/concern),

Patented Sept. 1923.

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Application fiiedii ril 28, 1922. Serial,Ne. 635,323. i V

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE F. SMITH, a citiZen ofthe United States residingat Hazard, in the county of Perry and' State-bf Kentucky, have invented a'fiiew andiuseful Rerailen of which be following aspecification. I 1

' This invention relates to rerailer-s the primary object of the invention being to provide a device of this character which will facilitate the rerailing of derailed railway rolling stock.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rerailer which will securely grip a rail of a track to insure againstv lateral move ment thereof, whilea car is being moved thereover, the connection between the 'rail' a relatively broad supporting surface to in-' sure against rocking of the'rerailer when a car moves th'ereover.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the .combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and ciaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, maybe made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing 2-- Figure 1 is a plan viewof the rails of a track disclosing a rerailer constructed in accordance with the invention as positioned for use. 1

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the rerailer as applied to the rail of atrack.

Figure 3 is a sectional View through a rail and that portion of the rerailer that secures the rerailer to the rail.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the rerailer. i

Referring to the drawingin detail, the rerailer includes a body portion indicated generally by the reference character 5, the upper and lower edges of the rerailer tapering towards the ends thereof as clearly shown by Figure a of the drawing, to preadjacent to asent inclined tracks over which the wheels.

of a car move, on being rerailedfi end of the rerailer is relatively wide and narrows as "it merges into the body portion at the opposite end of the rerailer, while at the opposite end of thererailer, and extending laterally from the opposed edge thereof, the flange 7 is relatively wide and merges into the body portion-adjacent to the end of the body portion where the opposed flange 6 is widest.

Formed on the under surface of each flange isa relatively thick portion indicated at 8 which hasits upper surface cutaway A shown, a flange 6 is formedalong one edge of the body and extends throughout the, entire lengths thereof, theflangefiat oneat 9 to provide a clearance forthe flange of a wheel, as the wheel passes over the upper edgeof the rerailer thereof, onto a rail. Ex tending from these thickened portions 8 of the rerailer are hook members indicated at 10, which lie in such relation'with the side faces of the body portion asto cooperate with the, adjacent side" facesof the body'portlon to clamp a rail to insure against move ment of the rerailer.

Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the end of the rerailer fitted over a rail, is securely held against lateral move ment. Openings 11 areformed in the reraller at polnts ad acent to the WldGIlGdGHClS of theflanges 6 and '7, which openings may accommodate spikes affording means to spike the rerailer to theties ofa track to insure against the rerailer moving laterally at the tie engaging end thereof.

, Used in conjunction with this rerailer, is

a rerailer section 12 which is formed with an on which the same is supported. From the foregoing it will be obvious that while I have provided a rerailer, which is shown as secured on the outer sides of rails, it is to be understood that by reversing the rerailer and employing the opposed hook member 10,

the rerailer may be positioned to lie between the rails of a track section It might be further stated that openings 14 are formed in the body portion intermediate its ends, which openings receive suitable bracket IHSD'lbGlS or hooks whereby the device may be readily supported.

'What is claimed as new is 1. A rerailer including a body portion,-

said body portion having its opposed edges tapering from the center to the ends thereof,

flanges formed integral with the body per-v -tion and extending laterally from the edges I thereof, each of said flanges .includinga rela tively; Wideportionto provide supporting surfaces, each flange having an outer cammingedge, andahook member formed adjacent to each end of the body portion. I

'2. A rerailer including a body portion, said portion b eing relatively ide at a point intermediate its ends, said bodyportion tapering from the center to the ends thereof, integral laterally extending flanges.

formed alongthe edges of the body portion, each of the flanges having a relatively thick portion, the relatively thick portions being partially cut away to provide clearances for Wheel flanges, hook members formed in:

' tegral With the flanges, and said flanges hav- 

